Broadband

Major Incident Declared As Shetland Loses Internet

Police declare major incident, as damage to subsea cable cuts Shetland's communications including phones, internet off from British mainland

2 years ago

Starlink Aviation Targets Private Jet In-Flight Connectivity

Elon Musk's satellite internet service from SpaceX pushes into in-flight connectivity sector with rollout of Starlink Aviation

2 years ago

Musk To Continue Funding Starlink In Ukraine

Elon Musk says he will continue funding Starlink satellite broadband in Ukraine, a day after indicating he could pull the…

2 years ago

UK To Probe Viasat’s Inmarsat Acquisition

In-depth phase two investigation of Viasat's Inmarsat deal officially confirmed by UK regulator, after finding competition concerns last week

2 years ago

Netflix Advert-Supported Plan To Arrive November

Lower priced ad-supported subscription plan set to arrive in November, to operate alongside existing ad-free plans

2 years ago

UK Extends Huawei 5G Removal Deadline

Removal of Hauwei 5G kit from network 'cores' extended from January 2023 to December 2023, after BT warning

2 years ago

Amazon Project Kuiper Satellites Set For Early 2023 Launch

Competitor for Starlink edges closer, after Amazon confirms launch in early 2023 of two prototype satellites for Project Kuiper

2 years ago

UK Is Ninth Best Country To Live Digitally

The UK has risen one place in Surfshark's Digital Quality of Life index, but is ranked 32nd globally for 'Internet…

2 years ago

Elon Musk Denies Speaking To Vladimir Putin About Ukraine Poll

Tesla CEO flatly denies allegation that he spoke to Russia's Vladimir Putin before posting his controversial Twitter poll about Ukraine

2 years ago

UK Flags Concern Over Viasat Purchase Of Inmarsat

British competition regulator, the CMA, to deepen investigation, after finding merger could lead to higher Wi-Fi prices for airlines

2 years ago

Vodafone Confirms Merger Talks With Three UK

Potential merger between the UK's third and fourth largest mobile networks will likely face intense regulatory scrutiny

2 years ago

Elon Musk Slammed Over Ukraine Tweets

Tesla CEO widely criticised after he tweeted his thoughts about how Ukraine should appease Russia for its invasion of that…

2 years ago

UN Defeats Russia With ITU Boss Vote

United Nations stops Russia installing their own candidate for secretary-general of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

2 years ago

Australia Says Optus Must Pay For Replacement ID Documents

Singapore owner of hacked Australian telecoms operator must pay cost of replacing passports and drivers licences, Australian minister says

2 years ago

Ericsson Still Provides Support Services To Russia

Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson says hardware is not exported to Russia, but it still provides software and technical support

2 years ago

EU Top Court Rules German Data Law Illegal

Germany's data retention law ruled illegal by top EU court, except in cases of serious national security threat

2 years ago

Google Spins Out Secret Telecom Project Aalyria

Project Loon successor, Aalyria, seeks to “radically” improve satellite communications, Wi-Fi on planes and ships, and cellular connectivity

2 years ago

EU Plans Consultation On Tech Giants’ Contribution To Telco Costs

European Commission to launch consultation on whether tech multinationals should contribute to cost of EU telecoms networks amdist controversy

2 years ago

Future Of Plusnet Under Review, Says BT Boss – Report

Future of BT's low cost Internet Service Provider Plusnet, is 'under review', amid move to rebrand EE as flagship consumers…

2 years ago

Dell, Ericsson To End All Business In Russia

More Russia withdraws, as Dell confirms it has ceased all Russian operations, and Ericsson says it will wind down operations…

2 years ago

SpaceX, T-Mobile To Connect Mobile Phones To Satellites

No more not-spots? Elon Musk's SpaceX and T-Mobile plan to connect mobile phones to satellites, so as to expand mobile…

2 years ago

French Billionaire Allowed To Retain BT Stake After Security Review

No further action to be taken, after government's national security review of Patrick Drahi's increased stake in BT Group

2 years ago

Vodafone To Sell Hungarian Operation For $1.8bn

Vodafone to offload its Hungarian business for $1.8 billion, in a move that will create a telecoms leader in the…

2 years ago

Police Arrest Four Over BT Cable Theft In North Yorkshire

Police make arrests after Openreach confirms to Silicon UK that a cable theft left 200 homes without telephone or broadband…

2 years ago

UK Staff Resisting ‘Big Return’ To The Office, Says infinitSpace

Remote working to stay? Majority of business leaders are struggling to get staff to return to the office, survey from…

2 years ago

Streaming Impact On Broadcast TV Revealed In Latest Ofcom Study

Young adults now watching two thirds less broadcast TV than in 2012, as scale of streaming challenge to broadcast media…

2 years ago

UK’s CMA Begins Probe Of Viasat Acquisition Of Inmarsat

British competition regulator the CMA, begins phase one investigation of $7.3 billion merger between Inmarsat and Viasat

2 years ago

Google Fiber Plans US Network Expansion – Report

Google Fiber resurfaces. Network to be expanded to offer speedy internet connectivity to cities in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nebraska and…

2 years ago

BT Completes Carrier Aggregation Trial In Europe 5G First

BT and Nokia complete carrier aggregation trial combining four 5G spectrum channels for faster speeds as operators migrate to standalone…

2 years ago

OneWeb Confirms Merger With Eutelsat

UK government welcomes merger of OneWeb and Eutelsat as positive news for UK taxpayers, and confirms it will retain national…

2 years ago